Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Commissioner Reactivates Med Mal Reinsurance Association
Sep 12 2003 // New Jersey’s Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke has issued an order to reactivate the state’s long-disused Medical Malpractice Reinsurance Association (MMRA) in order to “assure continued...
Gov. Bush Sees Hope for Industry in Florida and Nationally
Sep 8 2003 // From medical malpractice to workers’ compensation, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush {R} has been working with insurance industry leaders to solve problems in the Sunshine State during his two terms in office. The issues in...
Has ‘Pain and Suffering’ Priced Itself Out of the Market’
Sep 8 2003 // Texas voters have an opportunity on Sept. 13 to remove the joker from an ingenious form of judicial poker that has pushed up insurance costs so high medical providers are being forced to restrict services. Non-economic...
Gov. Bush Sees Hope for Industry in Florida and Nationally
Sep 8 2003 // From medical malpractice to workers’ compensation, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has been working with insurance industry leaders to solve problems in the Sunshine State during his two terms in office. The issues in...
IIAT Urges Members to Support Prop. 12
Sep 4 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced it is urging its 2,000 independent insurance agency members to support Proposition 12 in the upcoming Sept. 13 election. In a letter to members, IIAT President Jim Berger...
Nev. Dental Liability Insurance Rates to Increase
Aug 27 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved revised rates for the National Dental Program insured by Continental Casualty Company. The National Dental Program policies may include professional...
MedRisk, Diversified HealthCare Services Ink Deal on Workers’ Comp Physical Therapy
Aug 20 2003 // MedRisk, Inc. and Diversified HealthCare Services, Inc. have signed an agreement, providing MedRisk’s (www.medrisknet.com) entire Expert Provider Organization (EPO) network of workers’ compensation physical...
New Med-Mal Provider Applies in Florida
Aug 19 2003 // Florida Healthcare Providers Insurance Exchange, (The Exchange) announced it filed an application with the state to offer medical malpractice insurance to physicians in Florida. The Exchange expects to begin issuing...
Alliance Encouraged by GAO Report on Medical Liability Crisis:
Aug 18 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers believes the U.S. General Accounting Office’s (GAO) latest report (03-702) on the medical liability insurance crisis provides further evidence that medical liability premiums have...
ISO Reports Insurers Expected to Pay $4.9B for Q2 Cat Losses:
Aug 18 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers believes the U.S. General Accounting Office’s (GAO) latest report (03-702) on the medical liability insurance crisis provides further evidence that medical liability premiums have...
Md. Society Says Steep Med-Mal Rate Hike Will Disrupt Care
Aug 7 2003 // A proposed steep increase in malpractice insurance rates affecting most Maryland physicians quickly will cause some medical practices to limit their ability to provide care, according to MedChi, The Maryland State Medical...
Fla. Doctors Detail Worsening Medical Liability Crisis
Aug 7 2003 // According to the Coalition to Heal Healthcare in Florida, more than 1,600 doctors from across Florida gave sworn statements to a state Senate panel this week detailing how the worsening medical liability crisis is forcing...
20 States Have Enacted Tort Reforms This Year
Aug 4 2003 // This year has been the busiest for enactment of state civil justice reform legislation since 1995, according to the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). At mid-year, 20 states already have enacted laws; 19 laws were...
N.H., Iowa Doctors to Promote Med-Mal Reform in Early Primary States
Aug 4 2003 // New Hampshire and Iowa traditionally hold the earliest primary elections of the presidential campaign, and doctors associations in the two states are planning to take advantage of the fact to promote medical malpractice...
GAO Report Cites Losses as Primary Driver of Medical Liability Costs
Jul 30 2003 // A new report from the General Accounting Office (GAO) concluding that medical liability losses are the primary drivers of insurance rates reportedly corroborates data provided to the GAO last December by the National...
Del. Defeats Ban on Scores; Takes First Step Toward Medical Liability Reform
Jul 28 2003 // In a legislative session reportedly dominated by budget issues, Delaware lawmakers rejected a ban on the use of credit-based insurance scores and took a compromise approach toward medical liability reform. The Legislature...
Fla. RRG Hopes to Address LTC Liability Crisis
Jul 21 2003 // With national and state efforts at altering medical liability rules once again failing to hurdle the predictable political roadblocks and the commercial insurance marketplace struggling to provide the coverages so many...
Florida RRG Hopes to Address LTC Liability Crisis
Jul 21 2003 // With national and state efforts at altering medical liability rules once again failing to hurdle the predictable political roadblocks and the commercial insurance marketplace struggling to provide the coverages so many...
N.J. Father & Son Charged With Fraud
Jul 16 2003 // New Jersey’s Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Bergen County father and son – the owner and office manager respectively of a Bergen County dental office – have been charged by the Division of...
20 States Have Enacted Tort Reforms This Year
Jul 15 2003 // This year has been the busiest for enactment of state civil justice reform legislation since 1995, according to the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). At mid-year, 20 states already have enacted laws; 19 laws were...
